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Novel Nights
Part book club, part celebration: a novel approach to the literary salon. At Novel Nights, you’ll delve into the depths of books new and old in the company of fellow book-lovers and friends—all while supporting Hugo House.
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Chris Abani: Mining for Awe
Nigerian poet, novelist, memoirist, humanitarian, and former political prisoner Chris Abani gives a Word Works talk on how rediscovering a sense of awe in the world can radically transform the page.
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Join us this summer or fall for in one of more than 120 writing classes for writers of all levels.
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Word Works: Tom Perrotta
Laughter is just the beginning. In this Word Works talk, find out the secret to balancing satire & comedy with psychological realism to create hilarious, heartbreaking portraits of human life.
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Our Fall Catalog is online here!
- Hybrid Forms: Sound & Color with Shayla Lawson: Read hybrid works that incorporate music/images, then create your own.
- The Personal/Impersonal Essay with Santi Holley: Discover ways to widen the scope of your personal essay.
- Writing as Response and Resistance with Carolyne Wright: Read and create work that engages with urgent sociopolitical realities.
- Digital Detox: Writing without Distractions with Liza Birnbaum: Experiment with practices that shift or reset your writing habits.
More info is available in our online class catalog.
From The House
“There Is Only the Joy of Hard Work”: An Exclusive Q&A with Chris Abani
Posted Mon, 10/14/2019
by Katie PrinceChris Abani is a novelist, poet, essayist, screenwriter, and playwright. Born in Nigeria to an Igbo father and English mother, he grew up in Afikpo, Nigeria, and published his first…
Widening the Scope of Your Personal Essay by Santi Elijah Holley
Posted Fri, 10/11/2019
by Guest ContributorPersonal essays can do many things. They can help us navigate our experiences, our grief, our trauma, or our joy. They can help show others how to navigate these for…